The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-14
RACES At ST. LOUIS.
SPORT INDIFFERENT, TRACK
PAST, WEATHER GLORIOUS.
PrOcrastinor, Miss Ford, Hornpipe,
Raceland and Cora l.. Wiz
TOdsJ's Events.

ST. LOUIS, June Is The attendance
at the races today was not up TO the
average Of last week, but otherwise
everything was very fine, the racing
being good, the track fast and the
weather glorious.
First Race.-Purse, $500; selling;
mile and a quarter. Five starters:
Pete Willis, llS, Blsylock; Mahoney,
los, StoVal; Procrastinator. l08,
Winchell; War Sign, III, Vincent;
Violator, l0S, West; Luke Alexander
scratched. Pools: Mshouey, $25;
PIocrastinator, s.; Violstor, SIS;
field, IS. Mahoney and T, to
Willis were of in front, the
former coming ahead and making the
running aud led at the quarter four
lengths; Pete Willis second and Pro-
crastinstor third. Near the hea1 OF
the stretch Procrastinstor took the
lead and won as he pleased by several
lengths; Mshoney:second, Pete Willis
a poor third. Time-2:l1.
Second Race-Bankers and Brokers
s'akes, $1,000 added, for three wear
Odds; one mile and an eighth. Five
starters: Duke Of Bourbon, 1l3, Vim
cent; Carey, l13, Blaylock; Touche
Pas, 1903, Atkinson; Miss Ford, 108,
West Rosal nd, ll3, l.. Jones. Pools:
Miss Ford, $125; Carey, S6j; Duke OF
Bourbon, 336; Hsggins's entries, $25.
Duke of Bourbon and Touche Pas led
away in their order, Touche Pas lead
ing at the stand and quarter pole with
the Duke of Bourbon second, but
taking first at the half Eale and then
giving way to Carey, who was frs at
the three quarter pole. Here Mics
Ford came up, and passing Carey on
ths home stretch won easily by two
lengths; Carey second, Rota ind third.
Time-l:57.
Third Race-Furse $400, selling;
one mile and one-eighth. Nine start
ers: Flora l., 1l9, Harris; Alamo,
1l3, Withers ;Hopedsle, 100, L Jones;
Rebel Scout, 100, Stovsl; Lady Win
frey, 100, Craig; Lsman, ia, Temp.
Kins; Katie y, no weight given, Kel-
ly; Tom Uptogrove, 100, Singleton;
Hornpipe, 1903 Vincent. Pools: Alamo,
$25; Hornpipe, $40; Hopedale, t6;
Flora L, Sc; Lemsn, 8; fed, &c.
Rebel Scout and Katie 3 were first
of and Hornpipe third, but the latter
was first at the stand and was never
headed, Katie s running second to
the half mile aud there quitting.
Hornpipe won as he pleased by four
lengths; Rebel Scout second and
Alamo third. Time-L57s.
Fourth Race-St. Louis 81 eepstakes,
5000 added, for two year old owned ir
St. Louis; five furlougs. Five starters:
Elmirs, 112, West; Van Leland, 1l5,
Turner; Ten Bug, 10, Stoval Rita R.,
liz, Harris; RaCeland, liz, Blaylock.
Pools: Rscelsnd, $l55; Van Leland,
500; field, 500. RaCeland WAS first az
the start, but was passed by Rita K +,
who led at the half mile by nearly an
open length, Riceland second and FL.
mira third. Van Leland made hard
race and led into the homestretch, but
Raceland easily beat him home by
two lengths; Van Leland second, Rita
X. third. Time-l02f.
Fifth Race-Purse $500, selling; for
two year olds and upward that have
not won at this meeting three quarters
OF mile. Seventeen starters: Dyer,
81, Kelly; Dudley 0aks, 104 Harris ;
Black Mike, 104, Spargsr; Lisland, lC6,
West; Oscar, 81, Egans: Waterleap,
90, Murich; Howard Cray, So, Walker /;
Archbishop, 81, Winchell; CORA l. +,
80, Tompkins; Wsrfellow, los, II.
Jones; Little Jessie, 70, Thorpe; Long
John, 112, Monshan; Vivian, 81,
Schlutius; Jack Brown, 10, Scott !;
Barak, 90, Cunningham; Lombard, 80,
Buckhold. Pools; Dudley Oaks, sos;
Lislsnd, SIS; Olcar, $l2; field, $45,
Lombard was first away, Howard Gray
second, the rest spread out. Howard
Gray led at the half, with Arch
bishop second. Lombard took the
lead a. the head Of the stretch, but
Cora l.. came to the font when half
way do wn, aud won by leoGtn and a
half; Howard Gray second, Dudley
Oaks third, Jime-l:l6.